BTW, journalists are reporting that the driver did indeed get a clean certificate by the local police station in May this year. Link: https://twitter.com/KarnHT/status/541875208844353536/photo/1

Not sure who sought this verification - but the point I wish to make again is that a clean chit by the police in India is bunkum.

Even if any company going forward claims that they are doing "police verification", please realize for your own safety's sake that this is tantamount to nothing.